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New Insights on Flight From Dinosaurs’ Killer Claws

In a paper published Dec. 14 in PLoS ONE, MSU researchers Denver W. Fowler, Elizabeth A. Freedman, John B. Scannella and Robert E. Kambic (now at Brown…

Physics & Astronomy

Elemental 'cookbook' guides efficient thermoelectric combinations

Thermoelectric materials produce electricity by taking advantage of temperature differences on opposite sides of a material. They are currently being used in…

Communications Media

Georgia Tech Unveils Key Media Megatrends in FutureMedia 2012

These findings were announced in today's release of the FutureMediaSM Outlook 2012, a multimedia report that offers Georgia Tech's annual viewpoint on the…

Health & Medicine

Walking Skills Program Boosts Recovery After Hip Replacement

Researchers in Norway report that patients who receive walking skills training following total hip arthroplasty for osteoarthritis show improved physical…

Health & Medicine

From heterogeneous patient measurements towards earlier diagnosis in Alzheimer's disease

European PredictAD project, lead by Principal Scientist Jyrki Lötjönen from VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland, has developed a decision support tool for…

Life & Chemistry

Medicinal Plant Genes: New Insights from $6M Study

The resources, to be released on Thursday, follow a $6 million initiative to study how plant genes contribute to producing various chemical compounds, some of…

Health & Medicine

Phthalates Found in Many FDA-Approved Medicines and Supplements

Phthalates such as dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and diethyl phthalate (DEP) are used as inactive ingredients in FDA-approved medications where they may serve a…

Studies and Analyses

Addressing Education-Based Death Rate Disparities

For decades, data has shown that middle aged adults with low education levels—that is high school or less—are twice as likely to die as those with higher…

Technology Offerings

Innovative Thermoplastic Hinge Elements Redefine Design

Die Technologie beschreibt ein Scharnierelement/ Gelenk aus thermoplastischen Textilhalbzeugen beispielsweise aus Vlies. Das Scharnier zeichnet sich, durch…

Physics & Astronomy

High-Energy Physicists Break Data Transfer Record

Researchers have set a new world record for data transfer, helping to usher in the next generation of high-speed network technology. At the SuperComputing 2011…

Physics & Astronomy

NASA's Voyager spacecraft that toured outer planets nearing solar system edge

The identical spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, were launched in the summer and programmed to pass by Jupiter and Saturn on different paths. Voyager 2 went…

Awards Funding

Nikolaus Rajewsky of the MDC to Receive the Leibniz Prize – Highest Honor Awarded in German Research

The announcement was made by the German Research Foundation (DFG) on Thursday, December 8, 2011. This is the second time the prize will go to the MDC. In 2002…

Life & Chemistry

Reprogramming Brain Cells Important First Step for New Parkinson's Therapy, Penn Study Finds

In efforts to find new treatments for Parkinson’s Disease (PD), researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have…

Life & Chemistry

First Electronic Optical Fibers with Hydrogenated Amorphous Silicon are Developed

The technique, which is the first of its kind to use high-pressure chemistry for making well-developed films and wires of this particular kind of silicon…

Health & Medicine

Cholesterol-lowering medication accelerates depletion of plaque in arteries

In a new study, NYU Langone Medical Center researchers have discovered how cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins promote the breakdown of plaque in the…

Corporate News

Siemens ETCS Technology Enhances Romanian Rail Traffic Control

Romanian Railways (CFR: Cãile Ferate Române) has placed the order with a consortium made up of Siemens, Thales and Nokia Siemens Networks. The deal is worth…

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